LANSING — Ahead of the Senate debate tonight, state Representative Carol Glanville, Reproductive Freedom for All Senior Organizing State Campaigns Manager Tessa Gawrylowicz, and Grand Rapids mom Rae Westerhof sounded the alarm on Mike Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record at a press conference in Grand Rapids.
“Michigan women should have the freedom to make the best decision for their family, along with their doctors. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record makes it clear that we can’t trust him to represent us,” said state Representative Carol Glanville.
“Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin has always defended reproductive rights, so Michiganders have the right to decide when and how to have a family. She has fought back against Republicans’ attempts to limit reproductive rights and has pledged to fight back against threats to IVF access. I know firsthand how critical it is that we have leaders who fight for reproductive rights, and that’s one of the many reasons why Elissa has my vote,” said Tessa Gawrylowicz, Senior Organizing State Campaigns Manager of Reproductive Freedom for All.
“It’s critical that we ensure women have the freedom to make their own personal medical decisions. We can’t afford to have Mike Rogers, who will rip away reproductive rights, in office,” said Rae Westerhof, a Grand Rapids mom.
Rogers “supported a national abortion ban” and he “consistently voted” for abortion bans, and he co-sponsored four bills that “could restrict or effectively ban IVF.” Rogers twice “co-sponsored legislation to withdraw federal approval of the abortion-inducing medication Mifepristone.”
Rogers wanted to “enshrine fetal personhood in the Constitution,” and he celebrated the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. If Rogers had “lived in Michigan instead of Florida” in 2022, he would have voted against Proposal 3.
See also: Jezebel: Michigan Republican in Tight Senate Race Says He’d Respect Abortion Rights. His Record Suggests Otherwise, Bridge Michigan: On abortion, some Michigan candidate claims conflict with records, Michigan Independent: Mike Rogers wants voters to forget his record of backing abortion bans, The Gander: Mike Rogers tries to distance Senate campaign from his anti-abortion record, CNN: Republican candidates downplay past anti-abortion stances ahead of 2024 election, The Gander: Republican Senate candidates face backlash over anti-abortion records in Michigan, Business Insider: GOP politicians are saying they’ve always cared about IVF. Bills they’ve supported indicate otherwise, Michigan Advance: Republicans have put the rights of a fertilized egg over the rights of the woman,’ Michigan Independent: Mike Rogers’ support for ‘fetal personhood’ could threaten access to IVF and contraception.
Note: Contact Sam Chan at [email protected] for a recording of the press conference.
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